Mario Batali News

"Everyone eats bread in some form or another, and it never ceases to nourish both our bodies and our imaginations," writes celebrated chef and author Peter Reinhart in his new book, "Peter Reinhart's Artisan Breads Everyday." It's one of the reasons bread is such a good metaphor for the spiritual journey, according to Reinhart, called "the Leonardo ...

Just two days after Hurricane Katrina barreled into New Orleans, chef John Besh, an ex- Marine who served in Kuwait and fought in Desert Storm, was already tapping his national network of military buddies to marshal resources - from propane tanks to red beans and rice - to feed workers, refugees and evacuees.

In the magazine this week, Adam Platt admires A Voce Columbus for its elegant design and moderate prices, but is most impressed by Missy Robbins's food: "Like Mario Batali, Michael White, and the other masters of this comfort-obsessed rustico era, she has a knack for taking simple Italian basics and elevating them to a different plane." Chris Smith ...

Food Network stars Mario Batali, Bobby Flay and Emeril Lagasse will travel to the White House for a two-hour episode of "Iron Chef America" to air Jan.

Where to begin here. 7,500 words by Sam McPheeters on an old bandmate who just happens to have become a major force in New York dining.

Michelle Obama's vegetable garden is about to become a culinary battlefield. The Food Network announced yesterday that an episode of "Iron Chef America" will be taped at the White House featuring Mario Batali, Bobby Flay and Emeril Lagasse.

While Cru gets cheaper and more casual, Diner's Journal reports that another fine-dining heavy hitter, Del Posto , is going the opposite route.

We suspected the loss of a Michelin star had weighed heavily on Mario Batali when a call for new sous-chefs at Del Posto went up a day after the setback, and now, speaking about the elimination of the restaurant's enoteca , Batali tells the Feed: "We're going to get our second Michelin star and a four-star New York Times review this year, and this ...

Just as Mario Batali has shrunk Del Posto in his quest for the NYT stamp of approval, Dovetail has added 20 seats to its dining room and 500 bottles to its wine list.

The season changed and we craved Italian. My husband and I wanted the hearty taste of a rich sauce and, as celebrity chef Mario Batali sometimes says, the "pinnacle of pasta" that feeds your soul and gives you pure pleasure.

News from the big man, the skinny man, the skinny man's mom, and the chef: Mario Batali, Joe Bastianich, Lidia Bastianich and Mark Ladner announced today that they're removing the cafe portion of Del Posto , in order to serve the regular Del Posto menu at every table.

The interiors are fabulous and the food utterly delicious. I would highly recommend it.

Michelle Obama's vegetable garden is about to become a culinary battlefield. The Food Network announced Wednesday that an episode of "Iron Chef America" will be taped at the White House featuring Mario Batali, Bobby Flay and Emeril Lagasse.

ALTON BROWN, the host of "Iron Chef America," fell into the turnip patch just before the show began taping several scenes outside the White House in late October.

Mario Batali will be a "dictator" for Halloween this year, a costume he accomplishes by tying a Yukon Gold potato to his belt.

Gillian Duffy on the Expanding Populist Food World and How Neighborhood Joints Will Benefit from the Recession.

Today we'll look at how the American and Chinese economies have become one fused, co-dependent system.

Bars and restaurants are making the best of Phillies fever. [ KYW ] Goldenberg's Peanut Chews put out a special edition with the classic red and black vintage packaging.

By Donna M. Airoldi The large-scale Marina Bay Sands development in Singapore moved a step closer to opening when it announced last week which six of the world's best chefs it had chosen to open restaurants in the new mega-resort, casino and meetings facility.

Aziza chef-owner Mourad Lahlou is about to make it big, with his upcoming cookbook and PBS series and his recently acquired Michelin star and Iron Chef victory.